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|Media Compatibility = Game Boy|Input Controller controller = 1 Extension port
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{{Template:Infobox console
|Manufacturer = [[Nintendo]]
|Generation = [[:Category:Fifth_generation|Fifth generation]]
|Release date = October 21, 1998 (JP)<br/>
November 18, 1998 (NA)<br/>
November 27, 1998 (AUS)
|Media type = ROM cartridge
|Predecessor = [[Game Boy]]
|Successor = [[Game Boy Advance]]|image = [[Image:Game_Boy_Color.jpg|230px]]|name = [[Image:Game_Boy_Color_logo.png|230px]]}}The '''Game Boy Color ''' (ゲームボーイカラー), sometimes referred as GBC, is a handheld game console developed by [[Nintendo ]] and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, ; November 18, 1998 in North America, ; November 23, 1998 in Europe and on November 27, 1998 in Australia. It is the successor of the original Game Boy.
The Game Boy Color, as suggested by the name, features a color screen. It is slightly thicker and taller than the Game Boy Pocket, which is a redesigned Game Boy released in 1996. As with the original Game Boy, it has an 8-bit processor.
The Game Boy Color was a response to pressure from game developers for a new and much more sophisticated system of playing, as they felt that the Game Boy, was insufficient. The resultant product was backward compatible, a first for a handheld system, and leveraged the large library of games and great installed base of the predecessor system. This became a major feature of the Game Boy line, since it allowed each new launch to begin with a significantly larger library than any of its competitors.
==Hardware==
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! colspan=2 width="250"|Technical Specifications
|Power || Internal: 2 AA batteries, 30+ hours of gameplay<br />External: 3V DC 0.6W
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[[Category:Fifth generation]]
[[Category:Handheld]]
